Just curious. Where'd you get the belly pan? Did the bike already have it when you bought it? I've been trying to find a silver one for my SV1000n on eBay but with no luck.

I bought one for my N, another color, but painted it rattle can Worth's (German) metallic silver wheel paint and clear coated it. Excellent match. You can get Worth's at any place that sells parts for BMW autos.

If you buy one, make sure you get ALL the attaching hardware. Best bet is to go to a dealer and look at the exploded diagram so you know you're getting everything.

Looks great, little bit of a pain because it has to be removed to do an oil change, but worth it.

__________________Oh I used to be disgusted, but now I try to be amused-E.Costello
'01 Kawasaki W650, '05 Yamaha XT225

I actually went with the SV1000 over the 650 because I didn't want to end up doing a front end swap... But I didn't research enough to find out that the forks on the 05+ are not rebuildable , so if I want to improve them I'm looking at $1000+ cartridges, almost twice the money for a front end swap, including revalving and new springs.

Oddly enough I like the stock suspension...

But I'm aware that once the valves in the cartridges wear out I'll be SOL, I'll have to pony up for new OEM cartridges or aftermarket cartridges. That's why I'm already looking into it now that the preferred donor bikes are in good condition and still favored by the squid community.

The belly pan is half a pound and takes one minute to remove. I don't understand what all the fuss is about. If you don't like the look or whatever, okay, but a pain in the ass for oil changes and extra weight??? To each his own. I like it.